The iPad is no longer as rare as it was some time ago. Today it is really an amazing communication tool. Many people ask the question: "Can I make calls from the iPad?". To which they receive an affirmative answer: "Of course, you can." But not all users know how to make calls from the iPad, so they have to carry several devices at the same time. Luckily - you guessed it - there's an app built specifically for this feature. In fact, there are even more than one application. Connecting the iPad to the Internet makes it the ideal device for making calls using the well-known Skype program. This application is similar in function to a program on a personal computer.
The first step to using Skype on your new iPad is to download this free app. You must have an account created in Skype, you can use the account you created earlier on the PC or use the iPad to create your account.
After creating an account, you are ready to log in to ICQ on your iPad. To do this, follow these steps:
- If you stillnot in Skype, click on its icon from the home screen.
- Enter your username and password.
- Click the "Login" button below the "Password" field.
If you need to log in again, the program saves the password in Skype. After logging into the app, you want to start chatting with people. To do this, you need to find them and then add them to your Skype contacts.
Learning how to make calls from the iPad, you need to know how to add contacts in the Skype application. To add contacts, you need to click the "+" icon in the upper left corner. Next, touch the word "Search" and enter the name or email address of the desired person. The app will look for this person.
As soon as the subscriber sees the person he wants to add to his contact list, you need to touch his / her name. You should pay attention to the image to make sure that the required person is found. Then you need to click the "Add contact" button at the top of the screen. An invitation will be sent to this caller asking them to add you to their contact list.
So, now about how to make calls from iPad. Once you have created your account and added your contacts, you can finally make calls from your iPad. To make a call:
- If you're not already on Skype, click on its icon from the home screen and sign in.
- Touch the "Contact List" button.
- Tap on the name of the contact you want to call.
- Touch the button"Video call" or "Voice call". Sometimes a person does not want to "show himself", in which case a voice call can be useful.
When studying the instruction on how to call from the iPad, you should know that the subscriber can show the person with whom he is talking on Skype, his surroundings by "switching" the iPad camera.
To do this, simply press the camera key along the bottom row of icons and select the one that should display the front camera, rear camera or on-screen camera. Depending on the selected camera, one or another image will be shown for the interlocutor.
If no camera is selected, Skype will still work, but only voice calls will be made without video.